Bottle: Strong butter toffee and caramel aroma. Nice addition of banana bread to the nose. Pours a transparent reddish-brown with an off-white head with a yellow tint. Fair retention. Very sweet and malty. Has a little extra sweet barley wine flavor to it. Raisin, caramel, toffee, and banana bread. Light bitterness in the finish. Kind of a sweet, sticky, banana bread aftertaste. Alcohol is noticeable in the finish, but not overbearing. Has a warming effect. A little sticy and syruppy. Really like this one.

i can tell this is going to be a special brew one day. its aroma and taste are both delicious, but its so damn strong its close to the point of being considered undrinkable. very enticed by the thoughts of what wil happen to bottle #2 after it gets some time to age in the cellar. but until then the beast is a bit too hot for this drinker.

Light head diminishes quickly to itís mahogany red color. Aroma is sweet malt, dates, raisins, dates, dark fruits. A full bodied ale, syrupy and thick. Malts are heavy and sweet. Hops are spicy and floral. Nicely balanced. Thick and syrupy like a sherry or a port. Very smooth despite the alcohol SLAM. Lots of sherry like qualities. Tastes of dark fruit, wood and smoke. Gives a very full mouthfeel. At 22 oz this is one thatís best shared ícause if you take this guy one-on-one youíll lose every time---ha. Finish is smooth and a touch dry with a slightly sweet aftertaste. An excellent ale.

This beer is aptly named. It paws at you with itís scruffy dirty claws, grunting and growling.
It pours ruby red and thick. Minimal head. Smell it and you know you are in for an experience to remember. Expect a beer with distinct alcohol characteristics. My mouth almost felt numb after tasting it. Itís got some fruity flavors - raisins and thick sweet flavors. Donít you dare gulp this beer down. I highly recommend finding a place you plan to be for a long while. Sit down, open it up, pour a glass and sip it for an hour or two. This beer is meant to be enjoyed slowly. If you get a chance, take it. Donít pass up the beast. It will chase you down and demand you try it.

Aroma is fruity, sweet, and alcoholic, specifically grapes and caramel sweetness. Appearance is good - deep amber in color with a rather thin light tan head and some lacing. The flavor is fantastic and covers up the overriding taste of alcohol very well. Sweet fruit up front with a roasted malt finish with all of the chocolate overtones that youíd expect. Thereís a slight hint of banana as well. The alcohol creates a burning sensation on the way down but my mouth is so preoccupied with everything else that I hardly notice the burn. A very nice brew.

Iím the Beast. So thatís what you call me. That, or Beaster, His Beastness. Or El Beasterino, if, you know, youíre not into the whole brevity thing. (with apologies to the Cohen Bothers and the Dude) Aroma of fresh fruit, alcohol (brandy specifically), dark copper appearance with a thin off-white head with a tad bit of lacing, Alcohol is hidden extremely well considering it is 18.1% - for that I am giving it a 5 for palate. (I have yet to stand up though). Flavor of rum-soaked raisins, baked brown bread, and alcohol. Would make a good winter sipper/warmer - donít know why they put this in a bomber though! Expect a helluva hangover tomorrow!

15.7% bottling. A tight, tan-colored head with funky orange highlights on top of a rich hued red liquid. Aroma is intense. You can smell it as it is poured even if you are not close to it. Aroma has some balsamic vinegar, sweet toasted caramel, cream and grain alcohol. Flavor is the same as the aroma but the alcohol takes over and overwhelms the rest of the flavors. This one needs even more time.

Pours a deep red with a medium cream colored head. The aroma is filled with raisins, alcohol and a slight pineapple scent. Flavor has that Belgian horsehair taste with a big raisin/date flavor. Alcohol warmth in the aftertaste is lasting. Drinking this on a Wednesday night may have been a mistake. This is enjoyable in limited quantities, so why does Avery put this in a 22 oz. bottle. 10-12 would be more appropriate. This beer needs to be aged to tame some of the overwhelming flavors.

Pours a lucid mahogany body with a moderate, quickly dissipating head. Aroma of citrusy hops and a barleywine-like maltiness with little alcohol. Right off, the flavor is oaky, with tastes of fig, sugar, and burnt chocolate. Wow, the alcohol really burns, but it isnít unpleasant. The finish is dry and sweet, with some leftover bitterness. Truly a beast of a beer. My 400th!!

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